FBI issues guidance on requesting SEC cyber incident disclosure delay for national security reasons

The Federal Bureau of Investigations has issued guidance for victims of cyber attacks on requesting a delay for national security reasons to disclose material cyber incidents to the Securities and Exchange Commission, in advance of a controversial rulemaking set to go into effect on Dec. 18.

“This policy notice (PN) establishes procedures by which Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) personnel will document cybersecurity incident public disclosure delay requests, related incident details, and United States government (USG) national security or public...